Today, Earth's moon is uninhabitable and does not contain a trace of life. It does not have much of an atmosphere, a drop of liquid water, or a magnetic field to protect its surface from solar wind ...

There are huge gaps in our knowledge of how to survive space. A lab in north east England is trying to change that.

Firefly plans to launch its lander toward the moon’s South Pole by the end of 2026. Assuming it arrives in one piece, the ...

Russia has set out one of its boldest space ambitions yet: building a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036, alongside China, to support long-term lunar exploration. The proposal, confirmed by the ...

On March 31, SpaceX launched the private Fram2 mission, which sent four private astronauts on a 3.5-day mission to Earth ...

They’re over the moon about the discovery. Scientists have discovered fresh signs that Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, could potentially house alien life deep within its subterranean seas, per a ...

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China said Thursday it’s on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it introduced the next crew of astronauts who will head to its space station as part of the country’s ...

Decades ago, a spacecraft suggested Saturn's largest moon, Titan, had an ocean. New observations suggest that the liquid may look more like slush.

The astronauts are not furloughed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Although the U.S. government is shut down, NASA's astronauts ...